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Embrace: Clinging to Christ Through the Pain of Pregnancy Loss
One in four pregnancies end in loss. But there is hope.
Embrace invites you to explore the grief surrounding pregnancy loss. Sharing her own painful experiences, Liz Mannegren gently creates an open and honest discussion about the mess and heartache such devastation creates. As we allow Christ to redeem each uncomfortable ounce of this journey, we find freedom and hope. Each chapter ends with a series of journaling prompts that encourage reflection, gratitude, and healing.
As we gather together around this table of loss, there is communion and strength to be found in our shared heartbreak. Drawing from the unique testimonies of mothers who have experienced miscarriage, infertility, recurrent loss, multiple loss, and stillbirth, Embrace challenges the lie that whispers, "You're alone in your grief" and instead proclaims, "You are loved and worthy."
Embrace invites you to explore the grief surrounding pregnancy loss. Sharing her own painful experiences, Liz Mannegren gently creates an open and honest discussion about the mess and heartache such devastation creates. As we allow Christ to redeem each uncomfortable ounce of this journey, we find freedom and hope. Each chapter ends with a series of journaling prompts that encourage reflection, gratitude, and healing.
As we gather together around this table of loss, there is communion and strength to be found in our shared heartbreak. Drawing from the unique testimonies of mothers who have experienced miscarriage, infertility, recurrent loss, multiple loss, and stillbirth, Embrace challenges the lie that whispers, "You're alone in your grief" and instead proclaims, "You are loved and worthy."
176 pages, Paperback
Published October 23, 2019
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February 4, 2021
I preface this with the fact that I'm not the target audience. Due to that, it was sorta weird with chapters labelled, "You're Still a Mom" and lots of references to mom life.
However, I think this was an important journey for me, an invitation to lean into God. When I was first gifted this book, I shelved it, as I wasn't ready to tackle the grief. I guess that's my warning: if you're going to read this, be ready to cry.
The stories shared can be pretty graphic at times, and may be heavy triggers for your own pain. Overall, the writing was decent, and the stories were very vulnerable. I guess there was something missing as a man reading it. I did however thoroughly appreciate the spouse chapter and acknowledging our pain and grief too, and how many may approach it differently.
I'm thankful for the openness and the courage each contributor added, and thankful for Liz in shining a spotlight on a topic often shoved under the carpet.
For those who have gone through a loss, I highly recommend this, and the important tips that can help one go through things with God and with others. Even for those who haven't had a pregnancy loss personally, it may help them better empathize with brothers and sisters who have.
3.5/5
However, I think this was an important journey for me, an invitation to lean into God. When I was first gifted this book, I shelved it, as I wasn't ready to tackle the grief. I guess that's my warning: if you're going to read this, be ready to cry.
The stories shared can be pretty graphic at times, and may be heavy triggers for your own pain. Overall, the writing was decent, and the stories were very vulnerable. I guess there was something missing as a man reading it. I did however thoroughly appreciate the spouse chapter and acknowledging our pain and grief too, and how many may approach it differently.
I'm thankful for the openness and the courage each contributor added, and thankful for Liz in shining a spotlight on a topic often shoved under the carpet.
For those who have gone through a loss, I highly recommend this, and the important tips that can help one go through things with God and with others. Even for those who haven't had a pregnancy loss personally, it may help them better empathize with brothers and sisters who have.
3.5/5
October 16, 2019
According to the stats, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. It’s historically been a topic associated with much shame and secrecy. I remember hearing, when I was a teenager, for the first time that my mom had experienced a miscarriage. I remember feeling shocked. Maybe because it was something we’d never talked about, or I’d just never thought about it before, but it seemed like a big deal, but I didn’t know why.
Through the years, watching family, then friends, then myself, struggle and battle through loss, has given a single word - miscarriage - much more significant meaning. It’s not just a medical term, or an illness, it envelopes so much more than that.
So, I’m very grateful to present Liz Mannegren’s book “Embrace: Clinging to Christ Through the Pain of Pregnancy Loss.” I was able to review her book and want to share it with you. Perhaps for yourself, if you have experienced loss, or if you know someone who has. This book is for moms, for grandparents, for friends, who just want to gain some bearings underneath them as they walk the journey of grief.
Liz is an honest, compassionate friend, who guides us through that journey, walking through the effects on our marriages, our other children, and the raw honest emotions that we feel. She leads us back to Christ, to His goodness and His love.
She draws on the experiences of other women around her, who have also experienced loss, and brings a rounded perspective to the struggle. Not everyone grieves the same way, each one of us will have a different situation, yet the thread of grief remains the same.
Liz writes with so much passion as she shares her story. She says, “In these dark caves of depression, we find light and hope to cling to when all else seems lost. Even when you don’t understand why you have to walk this road, when you’re hurting and dirt-smeared and broken, choose to embrace the story that He’s given you as a way to understand Him better.” Walking in our grief and seeing Jesus can be so hard, because the darkness begins to cloud over. Yet she encourages us to look to Jesus, to remember His light, and His story.
One of my favourite aspects of this book is the journaling section at the end of each chapter. This gives us the opportunity to really look upon our loss, and answer questions honestly, which so often reveals underlying truths that we’ve hidden in our processing. Writing out our thoughts, our prayers and our journey helps put words to all that we are feeling, and even when it’s hard, it gives us permission to feel and to grieve.
The journey is hard, and it can be long. Yet, “in our pain, let us never shy away from an opportunity to draw nearer to God.”
I encourage you to pick up this book, as a gift for someone you know, for yourself, or for the moment that someone around you is going to need an encouraging touch. If you’ve not experienced pregnancy or infant loss, it’s also a really great tool to help you understand some of the emotions and challenges that women face. Let’s continue to stand with each other, as friends, as family, and as sisters in Christ, who all walk our own unique journeys and need a helping hand along the way.
Through the years, watching family, then friends, then myself, struggle and battle through loss, has given a single word - miscarriage - much more significant meaning. It’s not just a medical term, or an illness, it envelopes so much more than that.
So, I’m very grateful to present Liz Mannegren’s book “Embrace: Clinging to Christ Through the Pain of Pregnancy Loss.” I was able to review her book and want to share it with you. Perhaps for yourself, if you have experienced loss, or if you know someone who has. This book is for moms, for grandparents, for friends, who just want to gain some bearings underneath them as they walk the journey of grief.
Liz is an honest, compassionate friend, who guides us through that journey, walking through the effects on our marriages, our other children, and the raw honest emotions that we feel. She leads us back to Christ, to His goodness and His love.
She draws on the experiences of other women around her, who have also experienced loss, and brings a rounded perspective to the struggle. Not everyone grieves the same way, each one of us will have a different situation, yet the thread of grief remains the same.
Liz writes with so much passion as she shares her story. She says, “In these dark caves of depression, we find light and hope to cling to when all else seems lost. Even when you don’t understand why you have to walk this road, when you’re hurting and dirt-smeared and broken, choose to embrace the story that He’s given you as a way to understand Him better.” Walking in our grief and seeing Jesus can be so hard, because the darkness begins to cloud over. Yet she encourages us to look to Jesus, to remember His light, and His story.
One of my favourite aspects of this book is the journaling section at the end of each chapter. This gives us the opportunity to really look upon our loss, and answer questions honestly, which so often reveals underlying truths that we’ve hidden in our processing. Writing out our thoughts, our prayers and our journey helps put words to all that we are feeling, and even when it’s hard, it gives us permission to feel and to grieve.
The journey is hard, and it can be long. Yet, “in our pain, let us never shy away from an opportunity to draw nearer to God.”
I encourage you to pick up this book, as a gift for someone you know, for yourself, or for the moment that someone around you is going to need an encouraging touch. If you’ve not experienced pregnancy or infant loss, it’s also a really great tool to help you understand some of the emotions and challenges that women face. Let’s continue to stand with each other, as friends, as family, and as sisters in Christ, who all walk our own unique journeys and need a helping hand along the way.
February 19, 2020
I recommend this book for both women and men who have experienced pregnancy loss. I was really able to relate to so many of the stories in this book after my losses. I wish something like this existed during my first loss to help me process and feel less alone.
November 16, 2019
This book is beautiful in spirit (as much as a book can have “spirit”), so well written and artfully crafted. Liz wove the stories together so well and walked gently through so many practical and important topics with wisdom and grace. I am so thankful for a deeper understanding of what my loved ones have gone through and how it has helped me understand my own auntie grief and the way it’s affected my own motherhood journey.
November 23, 2019
Such a wonderful book on a difficult topic. Liz reminds us that there is hope, even in the middle of a truly hard time. She is a great writer and does a wonderful job weaving many personal stories together, all for God’s glory❤️
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